Hemmer.



OPI-IELIA IVI. CARTWRIGHT, 0F NEW YORK, 1\T. Y.

HEIVIIVIER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 11V, 1916..

Application filed August 21, 1915. Serial No. 46,650.

To all 'whom it may concern Be it known that' I, Ori-[ELIA M. CART- wnIGr-rr, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hemmers, of which the following is a specification.

rFhis invention relates to improvements in hemmers for sewing machines and has for its object to provide a combined presser foot and hemmer.

The main object of the invention is to provide a hemmer horizontally divided into two parts which are hingedly connected whereby the goods being hemmed may more easily be placed in position in the hemmer.

With the above and other objects in view which will hereinafter more fully appear, I have invented the device illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1, is a side elevational view of my invention, Fig. 2, is a bottom plan view thereof, Fig. 3, is an elevational view from the other side of the device showing one member raised, Fig. L1, is a front elevation, Fig. 5, is a sectional view taken on line A-A Fig. 3, one member being removed, Fig.l 6, is a perspective view, and Fig. 7, is a section on line B--B Fig. 1, showing the goods being operated upon.

Like reference characters indicate like parts throughout the speciiication and in the several views in the drawings in which- 1 indicates a presser :toot having a shank 2, a heel 3, a main body portion Ll and an extension 5, which is reduced in thickness and has an upstanding flange 6 on one side which is provided with a recess 7, and an upstanding flange 8 on its toe end 9. A conical tongue 10 is provided on said extension having its enlarged end 11 integral with the toe 9 and flange 8 and its small end 12 terminating adjacent the channel 13 extending longitudinally through the under surface of the main body and heel portions of the presser foot. A needle opening 14 is provided in said foot adjacent to the forward end 15 of the channel 13. A channel 16 is provided in the upper surface of the foot which terminates in a recess 17 in which is pivotally mounted the reduced arm 18 of the edge turning scroll 19 which normally seats over the conical member 10 and which has a conical recess 20 which is sulliciently larger than the member 10 to permit the passage of the edge oit' the goods 21 therearound. As the goods 21 is drawn through the scroll 19 by the operation of the presser foot, the edge thereof is caused to pass around the conical member 10 in the manner indicated in Fig. 7 immediately after which it passes under the machine needle and is sewed into a hem.

A cut-away portion 22 is provided in the member 19 to receive the flange 6 and a lug 23 is provided on said member 19 to lit into the recess 7. The extension 5 is narrower than the body portion of the foot 1, and its bottom wall 211 has its edge 25 inclining to the inner wall 26 ofthe channel 13 whereby the turned' edge of the goods 21 is guided into the channel 13. rFhe side 27 of the member 19 projects below the extension 5 and is spaced apart from its edge 25 and thereby forms a guide to direct the goods into the space between the scroll 19 and cone 10.

The enlarged end 28 of the arm 18 indicated in dotted lines in Figs. 1, 3 and 6 is provided with a raised portion 29 which is adapted to operate in connection with a spring controlled button 30 whereby the scroll 19 .will be held either in a raised or lowered position, but when sufficient pressure is applied said scroll may be moved from one position to the other.

Having now described my invention that which I claim to be new and desire to procure by Letters Patent is 1. A device of the class described comprising a presser Jfoot the toe portion oi which is provided with a conical tongue, a scroll pivoted to the heel portion of the presser foot and adapted to inclose said conical tongue in its lowered position.

2. A device of the class described, comprising a presser foot the toe portion of which is provided with a conicaltongue, a scroll pivoted to the heel portion of the presser foot and adapted to inclose said conical tongue in its lowered position, said conical tongue and scroll serving as means to fold a piece of goods passed therethrough, and said presser foot being provided with a channel by means of which the fold is supported and guided in the operation of stitching the same.

3. A device or' the class described, comprising a presser foot the toeportion of which is provided with a conical tongue, a scroll pivoted to the heel portion of the presser foot and adapted to inclose said conical tongue in its lowered position, said conical tongue and scroll serving as means In ktestimony whereof I aix my signature to fold a piece of goods passed therethrough, in the presence of two witnesses. said presser foot being provided with a AChannel by means of which the fold is sup- MISS OYHELIA M' CARTWRIGH'L 5 ported and guided in the operation of Witnesses:

stitching the same, and means for holding EARL B. SHAW,

said scroll in a raised and lowered position. E. BLAIR.

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